Means for cooling turbo compressors or blowers.



A. G. E. RATEAR MEANS FOR GOOLING TURBO GOMFRESSORS GR BLOWERS. 4APPLIUMIQN PILBDMAB. 1, 1909. RBNBWED JUNE 1s, 1912.

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Y MEANS FOR COOLING TURBO CQMPRLEESRB 0R, BLWEBS.

Specification of Letters Patent..

' Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

Application filed March 1, i909, Serial No. 480,531. Renewed June 13, 1912. Serial No. 703,559.

To all 'whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, AUGUSTE CAMILLE ED- Mono BATEAU, citizen of the Republic of France, residing at Paris, France, haveI invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Means for Cooling Turbo Compressors or Blowers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

My invention relates to means for cooling turbo compressors or blowers. i

It comprises an arrangement for the circulation of water in chambers arranged hetween the casing and the air conduits.

When the water is calcareous, it has been found that the interior walls oi the chambers become covered with adherent calca-reous deposits, and it is necessary to clean the walls oit such deposits in order to preserve the eilectiveness of the cooling by the water. The particular structure which l preferably employ permits of this cleaning without dismantling the machine. lt is characterized by boxes or movable panels which cover orices cut in the casing, and by their removability permit of the introduction of instru- Vments for scraping 01T the incrustations from the walls of the water chambers.

Other features of my invention relate to arrangements for uniting, in series, in parallel or otherwise, any number of these panels, employed as collectors of water, and of isolating any one or more of them, thereby permitting of the cleansing of the isolated panels and the chambers covered thereby Without disturbing the operation of the rest of the cooling apparatus.

These 'and other features of my invention may be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a longitudinal sect-ion of the multicellular compressor, provided with the arrangement of my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 2 of 12 rlhe compressor illustrated in the dra-wing is of a well-known type. The air enters at e, passes through 1the conduits d formed between the diaphragm c and the casing z', and

is discharged at f. Within the conduits d are the usual wheels a and distributer vanes The chamber for the circulation of wa-- ter is constituted by a hollowl casing g,

which is preferably made of two shells united by horizontal yoke z. (Fig. 2) and of which the interior'wall e' is in the form of a labyrinth to produce the requisite contour of the conduits d. Partitions y' can be arranged in such a manner as to divide the shell into isolated cells is. Boxes or hollow longitudinal panels l, m, are fixed on the interior of the casing by means of bolts n, said boxes or panels serving as collectors of the water. The panels Z, m, are provided with holes o, p, respectively, and they cover large openings g, r, arranged in the casing. The

cooling water 1s introduced by the tube s to the 1n- `terior of a` panel m and divides by the holes p and the openings r in the diii'erent cells ic of the lower half of the casing, where it divides in two currents, which pass by the right hand unions w and the left hand ones u into the cells of the upper half. The two currents come together aga-in by the openings g and the holes o in the upper panel l and pass out by the tube 1f from which the water can be led to any sort of cooling apparatus to be used again if -need be. The circulation of water within the casing g is indicated by arrows in Fig. lf the walls of the cells become incrusted, the water is shut o and the panels, l, m, dismounted. This uncovers the `cleaning openings g, r; the latter are of suiilciently great dimensions to permit access to the interior of .the hollow casings for the purpose of cleansing the same. A

The panels have been represented by way of example on the upper part a-ndon the bottom of the casing, but evidently other arrangements thereotl could be provided. These panels, instead of covering the whole length of the casing, could equally well be divided in two or more sections, covering a single cell or a number of cells. In the into two sections. The dierent sections are preferably united above and below bymeans of unions o'. The water ai''ter having trav 'ersed the lower half of all the cells, then' passes into the upper half. It is evident that any convenient method of connecting the panels can be adopted, as, for example, in parallel or otherwise, and ltlie'method of drawings the panels are shown as divided connection by these unions 'v can be arand the corresponding cells can be isolated flO at will in such a manner that it is possible to clean the isolated cell or cells without disturbing the operation ol the compressor, the compressor continuing to be cooled by the other cells. The saine arrangement is applicable to several distinct bodies or sections of compressors, cach one furnished with panels subdivided or not and united by unions with orwithout valves.

l claim:

l. A compressor having a hollow easing divided into series oli cells, said casing having openings tor permittiner access to the interior of said cells, removable panels each covering the opening; to a plurality of lcells unions for intere(innecting means providing for a tion ci* water through cells."

2.1i compressor having` a hollow casing divided into a plurality oi: cells said casing having openings 'for permitting access to thelintcrior ot' said cells, and removable l said cells, and

continuous circula.-

the interconnected i fanels'each covern the ooenino" to a Group V l a n. l

ofeclls, whereby access may be had to the ,groupgof covered cells by one oi said pa nels without uncovering the remainder oi said cells.

3. A compressor having a. hollow easing divided into a plurality ot cells, .said casing' having openings i'or permitting.; a ccess to the interior of said cells7 removable panels each covering theV openings to a tgroup .oi' said cells, means for inter-coronaling all of said {cells or for interconnecting' ay portion thereof only 'while isolating the ren'iainder, as may be desiredj and moans providing for a continuous circulation ot a cooling [luid through the interconnected cells.

Il. il (,:oininfessor having a hollow casing providing a. system tor the circulation oli' water, the exterior y'all olf said casing havingone or more openings Yfor permitting aocess to the exterior ol the casing-and a removable cover For each ol' said openings, said cover consisting` ot' a hollow panel which serves as a 'alor collecting bott.

5. ji compressor provided with a hollow casing divided into a plurality olf cells for the circulation ol water. the exterior wall ol" said easing having openings each ot which permits access to a group ol" said' cellsj and removable covers tor said openings, said covers consisting' oi hollow panels which serve as 'water collection` boxes.

Loeeeoo ti. lne compressor, a hollow casing therefor pr vidinkgr a system for the circulation of Water, said casing beinel iornled into two halves each of which consists of longitudinal sides united at the base by a yoke and havinga longitudinal opening opposite said base, unions spanning:r said yolces to provide for the circulation of water between the two halves of said hollow casing, and removable covers for said longitudinal openings, said covers consisting of hollow panels.I which serve as water collecting boxes.

in a compressor, a hollow casing therefor providing a system for the circulatiouo't' water, said casing being formed into two halves each of which consists of longitudinal sides united atl the base hy a` vol-D and having a longitudinal opening opposite said base, each of said halves beingr subdivided into a plurality of cells, unions spanningr said yokes to provide lfor the circulation of water between the two halves of said hollow easing', and removable covers for said longitudinal openings, said covers being formed into sections which cover a group ol cells, and each of said sections consisting of :1, hollov.T panel which servcs'as a water collecting box.

8. A compressor easing' formed of hollow sections dctachably jointed 'together and each having an irnperforate wall separat-ing the interior of the. section 'from the interior of the easing and from the joint forming surfaces of the section, and having provisions for passi-ng; aI Cooling fluid into and out of the interior of the section through the outer Wall thereoil at a distance from the joint orrning margins of the section.

A. compressor easingl iornxed of sep arable hollow sections meeting at `ioints extending loiigitudinally of the compressor axis and each having an imporiorate Vall separating the interior of the section from the interior of the casing and from the joint forming` y said Wall corrugated transversely to thc axis of le compressor, the eorrugations of the meeting sections unit-ing 'to forni a series of circular wheel receiving spaces, each section having` provisions for passing a cooling (luid into and out of the interior ot' thc section through the outer 'Wall thereof and at a distance 'from the joint forming margins thereof.

in. witness whereoij l hereunto subscribe my naine 'this llth day ol' February7 A. D. 1.909..

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